How Gene Overactivity Can Break DNA (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

How Gene Overactivity Can Break DNA

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Conceptual illustration showing how high transcriptional activity driven by super-enhancers can lead to DNA breaks at oncogenes. When these breaks are repaired inaccurately, they can give rise to mutations that accumulate during tumor evolution.

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Osama Hidmi

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